Social Justice Challenge

Woodbridge N. Ferris, the founder of Ferris Institute (now Ferris State University)
challenged faculty, staff, and students to "make the world a better place." The Jim
Crow Museum is one attempt by the University to improve the world. This is seen in
the Museum's charge to "use objects of intolerance to teach tolerance and promote
social justice." The University and the Museum are committed to creating a society
that values human rights and recognizes the dignity of every person.